Russia Attacks Ukraine
俄羅斯攻擊烏克蘭
Introduction
Russia used missiles and drones to attack Ukraine on Monday. Many people died and buildings were destroyed.
俄羅斯在週一使用飛彈和無人機攻擊烏克蘭。許多人死亡，建築物遭到毀損。
Main Body
Russia hit cities like Dnipro and Kharkiv. Many people died or got hurt. Some cities had no electricity because it was very hot.
俄羅斯擊中了第聶伯羅和哈爾科夫等城市。許多人死亡或受傷。由於天氣非常炎熱，部分城市陷入停電。
Ukraine used drones to hit Russian fuel tanks. Now Russia has less fuel. President Putin knows this, but he does not want to stop the war.
烏克蘭使用無人機擊中了俄羅斯的燃料庫。現在俄羅斯的燃料減少了。普丁總統知道這一點，但他不想停止戰爭。
President Zelenskyy wants Europe to help Ukraine. He wants better missiles to stop Russian attacks. Russia wants Ukraine to give them four regions of land.
澤倫斯基總統希望歐洲援助烏克蘭。他想要性能更好的飛彈來阻止俄羅斯的攻擊。俄羅斯則希望烏克蘭割讓四個地區的土地。
Conclusion
Russia continues to attack. The two leaders do not agree, so the war continues.
俄羅斯持續攻擊。兩位領導人未能達成共識，因此戰爭仍在繼續。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The Power of "Wants"
In this story, we see a very useful pattern for A2 learners: Person + wants + thing/action.
- President Putin wants (not to stop the war).
- President Zelenskyy wants (help/missiles).
- Russia wants (land).
How to use it: Use this when you need something or have a goal.
Simple Examples:
- I want coffee. → Object
- She wants a car. → Object
- He wants to go home. → Action
📦 Action Words: Past vs. Present
Look at how the words change when the time changes:
| Now (Present) | Then (Past) |
|---|---|
| use | used |
| hit | hit (stays the same!) |
| is | was |
| do | did |
Quick Tip: Adding -ed to a word usually tells us the action already happened. Example: attack → attacked